Older people partnership board

One in five people living in Salford is 60 years old or more and it is vital that the right services, in the right place and at the right time, are available for older people.

Improving services for older people in Salford - we need your help.

Do you use older person's services?
Do you want to help shape the future of services?
Do you want to represent the views of other older people in the city?

We have vacancies on the older people's partnership board, for people who can say yes to the questions above. We are also looking for carer representatives to sit on the board.

Contact Caroline Allport for more details on telephone 0161 793 2209; mobile 07841 685639 or email caroline.allport@salford.gov.uk

Well being is important to all of us and, working with older people, the NHS, voluntary and private sectors, we have produced Growing older in Salford - a strategy for well being which sets out the key building blocks that will help older people achieve and maintain control in their own lives. The building blocks are:

Tackling ageism
Information and access
Involvement
Inclusion
Measuring progress together

Help us improve services

There are many ways that you can help us make Salford an even better place to live for older people.

Salford Forum of Older People has worked with the city council to help us 'ageproof' services - check to see if our services are providing older people with what they want. If you'd like to help us, you can speak to Caroline Allport by telephone - 0161 793 2209 or by emailing caroline.allport@salford.gov.uk.

You can also join other older people on Facebook, to share ideas, talk about what's going on in your neighbourhood.